Neil O’Donnell

INCLEMENT weather conditions forced the postponement of the Avondhu Foxhounds meeting at Knockanard the previous Sunday, but there were no such difficulties at the popular Fermoy venue on Saturday and the Colin Bowe-trained newcomer Shadow Rider lit up the afternoon for many by posting a scintillating debut success in the opening Coolagown Stud & AIB, Fermoy four-year-old maiden over two and a half miles.